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"If we believe that a set of minimum standards for childcare is
necessary to protect the health, safety, and well-being of children,
then why do we choose to protect some children and not others?"
“I saw a center with 58 kids spread across three rooms and only one or two adults looking after them.”
“A lot of the license-exempt centers are excellent quality, but there
are a lot of centers who think they’re following the minimum standards,
but in my view they aren’t. We need some kind of checks and balances of
license-exempt centers.”
"Dog kennels get inspected more often than childcare centers in California."
“Reimbursement
rates do not allow parents to have access to the best childcare
possible, nor does it allow me to cover my operating costs on a
continuous basis.”
2007 Child Poverty Rates in Alabama, California and Maryland, by Race (click to enlarge)
Jefferson County (Birmingham) Licensed Centers vs. Unlicensed Centers, 2000-2009 (click to enlarge)
Growth in Number of Alabama Counties With as Many or More Unlicensed as Licensed Centers (out of 67 counties)
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"While
Maryland could be applauded for expanding its income eligibility
requirements for the childcare subsidy program by 5 percent in January
2002 to 50 percent of the state’s median income, the eligibility level
has in real terms been lowered because it is not indexed to
inflation. Increasing the eligibility level to 75 percent of the
state median income, as recommended by the federal Child Care Bureau."
-from Underprotected, Undersupported: Low-Income Children at Risk |
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